Spinal Surgery

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley had successful spinal fusion surgery on Thursday, according to the NFL Network. Finley is able to walk, and he planned to return to Green Bay on Friday. He hopes to start working out lightly and recover in three to four months. Finley is on injured reserve after sustaining a spinal contusion during the Packers' game against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 20. Despite the severity of the injury, Finley, 26, hopes to...

LONDON (Reuters) - Champion Andy Murray declared he was fighting fit after steaming into the last 16 of Wimbledon with another show of force on Friday, outclassing Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-3 6-2. The home favourite, attempting to defend the title he won last year to become the first Briton to win the men's singles for 77 years, turned the late evening Centre Court duel into a one-sided romp. Spinal surgery and his inability to reach a final since that surreal day last July meant there...

Pro golfer Heather Farr remained in fair condition Friday as she continued to recover from delicate X-ray surgery to destroy a cancerous tumor on her spinal cord. Farr, 28, underwent a 13 1/2-hour operation Thursday at University Medical Center in a procedure called spinal sterotactic radiosurgery. Four other patients with spinal tumors have been successfully treated at UMC since the first procedure was performed in February, hospital officials said. Doctors said the tumor...

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley had successful spinal fusion surgery on Thursday, according to the NFL Network. Finley is able to walk, and he planned to return to Green Bay on Friday. He hopes to start working out lightly and recover in three to four months. Finley is on injured reserve after sustaining a spinal contusion during the Packers' game against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 20. Despite the severity of the injury, Finley, 26, hopes to...

Rene Douglas, one of most accomplished jockeys in Arlington Park history, underwent seven hours of spinal surgery early Sunday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and, according to his agent Dennis Cooper, a member of the surgical team of specialists said "he might never walk again." "It doesn't look good," Cooper said. "They won't be a million percent sure until the swelling goes down and that isn't expected to be until about 10 to 14 days. His fifth and sixth vertebrae...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc edited health journal articles and paid doctors millions of dollars for company-sponsored studies of its Infuse bone-grafting product used in spinal surgery, according to a U.S. Senate report published on Thursday. There were questionable ties between Medtronic and physician consultants who tested and reviewed the company's product, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said in the report,...

Detroit Red Wings team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov had surgery Thursday afternoon for a spinal-cord injury suffered in last Friday's limousine crash. Under instructions from Mnatsakanov's family, a hospital spokeswoman said she couldn't say whether the masseur is paralyzed. The injury was discovered in X-rays, said Colette Stimmell, a spokeswoman for William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Mnatsakanov and Red Wings star defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov remained in comas Thursday...

Johnny Knox becomes eligible to practice Oct. 15, but the Bears wide receiver has not run full-speed in his comeback from a spinal injury and is unlikely to play this season. Knox is on the physically unable to perform list, which allows a player to begin a practice window any time between Weeks 6 and 9 for up to three weeks before a team must make a roster decision. The Bears could decide to shut Knox down for this season because he has missed so much. A speed merchant when he's...

INDIANAPOLIS - In his opening remarks Thursday morning at the NFL scouting combine, Bears coach Lovie Smith said how glad he is to see wide receiver Johnny Knox "making a lot of progress" in his recovery from spinal surgery. But Smith isn't yet counting on the speedy deep threat, who averaged 19.6 yards per catch before the gruesome injury Dec. 18 against the Seahawks. It's not that Smith doesn't believe Knox will recover fully; he just knows better than to get ahead of...

The Sports Xchange NCAAF Team Report - Tulane - INSIDE SLANT It looks like it's going to be a very long season for Tulane. The spinal fracture suffered by safety Devon Walker took away a starter and more significantly had a negative impact on the Green Wave's psyche. Injuries to running back Orleans Darkwa and quarterback Ryan Griffin have impaired the offense. But those problems merely exacerbated the fundamental personnel issues facing Tulane rookie head coach Curtis...

Johnny Knox becomes eligible to practice Oct. 15, but the Bears wide receiver has not run full-speed in his comeback from a spinal injury and is unlikely to play this season. Knox is on the physically unable to perform list, which allows a player to begin a practice window any time between Weeks 6 and 9 for up to three weeks before a team must make a roster decision. The Bears could decide to shut Knox down for this season because he has missed so much. A speed merchant when he's...

The Sports Xchange 09/13/2012 NBA Note - Los Angeles Lakers Howard, Dwight C Dwight Howard will not be ready to play in the Lakers' first exhibition game on Oct. 7, the Lakers announced Thursday, according to the Orange County Register. Howard, acquired from the Orlando Magic in the offseason, is rehabilitating from his April 20 spinal surgery. It's unclear whether Howard will be available for the Lakers' regular-season opener on Oct. 30. ----------------------------------------------- NBA...

Sean Fahey's scariest moments came when the Deerfield High School football star was awaiting emergency surgery. He couldn't move his legs and had no sensation in his hands and fingers. "I wasn't sure if I would be able to walk again," he said, thinking back to the play that injured him Nov. 15. "I was afraid it would be like this for the rest of my life." The play came in the...

The Sports Xchange Lakers' Howard won't be ready for first exhibition game Dwight Howard will not be ready to play in the Lakers' first exhibition game on Oct. 7 in Fresno against Golden State, the Lakers announced Thursday, according to the Orange County Register. Howard, acquired from the Orlando Magic in the offseason, is rehabilitating from his April 20 spinal surgery. It's unclear whether Howard will be available for the Lakers' regular-season opener...

When former marathon runner Barbie Barnett walked across the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon finish line Sunday it was a new kind of personal best. A back surgery four years ago left her without full motion of her right foot, making it hard for her to walk without tripping. A new brace and outlook on life carried Barnett, 42, of Naperville, across the finish line Sunday. Barnett's 13.1-mile accomplishment was shared by Lisa Victorius, 24, of Evanston, and Beth...

Bears wide receiver/kick returner Johnny Knox, who continues to slowly recover from December spinal fusion surgery, is scheduled to start the regular season on the physically-unable-to-perform list, according to multiple sources familiar with Knox's progress. It has long been speculated Knox wouldn't be ready for the start of the season considering the severity of his injury. He was forced to wear a back brace after the surgery and continues to walk with a limp now. But there was...